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We’ll stop you there. Not that these aren’t amazing pizzerias, but the comebacks against well-known New Haven spots are enough to start a molten-cheese versus scald-your-mouth sauce debate you really don’t want to be a part of. There are so many great places that haven’t been given national attention. And Ernie’s Pizzeria in New Haven, almost exactly four miles from Frank Pepe, is among them.

These days, Ernie’s (named for its founder) is run by his son, Pat DeRiso, who has sworn he would never divulge his father’s crust recipe. It’s a recipe that’s been kneaded out in New Haven for nearly 45 years. Sausage and mushroom and bacon and garlic are some noted combos, but when we called Ernie’s, they said to try the plain pie (mozzarella). Who are we to argue?

— Arthur Bovino, 101 Best Pizzas in America 2015, 8/6/2015

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Ernie's is now taking all major credit cards

Frank | 2011-11-30 14:50:34

Come in a try our new eggplant pizza or stuffed bread

Frank | 2012-03-23 10:41:16

Try the red sauce, black olives and anchovies with grated cheese; and the white clam with mozzarella. Both were really tasty!